Youth Work Act, 1997

Review of Development Plan.

7.—(1) In each financial year an education board shall, in respect of the preceding financial year—

(a) cause an examination to be made of—

(i) the implementation of a Development Plan that has been adopted under section 6 ,

(ii) the effect of the youth work programmes and youth work services provided within the education region concerned,

(iii) the efficiency of the youth work programmes and youth work services provided within the education region concerned,

(iv) the treatment of male and female young persons in relation to access to youth work, and

(v) the numbers of male and female young persons who participated in the youth work programmes and youth work services provided within the education region concerned, and

(b) cause an evaluation to be made of the youth work programmes and youth work services provided within the education region concerned in relation to the matters specified in the Development Plan,

and shall set out the comments in respect of each of the matters specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) in a Youth Work Report (in this section referred to as the “Annual Report”) and submit such Annual Report to the Minister.

(2) The Minister may issue directions to an education board in relation to the preparation of the Annual Report and such education board shall comply with such directions.

(3) An education board shall consult with the youth work committee in relation to the preparation of an Annual Report.